EVENT INFORMATION

22
June
1750

The slave ship Fortune departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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๐Ÿ“… 22 June 1750 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Fortune; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cunliffe, Foster; Investor: Kendall, Thomas; Investor: Townsend, Henry; Captain: Pole, Charles; Investor: Pole, Charles; Investor: Okill, John; Investor: Unsworth, Levinus; Captain: Gisbrook, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 June 1750. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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